Aim to have at least 10 Indians in top-30 in each category: Gopichand

'BAI appointed 30 coaches on Sunday, they will be sent to different areas'HYDERABAD: Back in Bangkok all the Indian players slept wearing their gold medals after celebrating their sensational Thomas Cup triumph on Sunday. Exactly 28 years back, the Indian government had refused to send the badminton contingent to the 1994 Commonwealth Games as it was so confident that they cannot finish in the top-6, that too competing with the likes of England, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka etc.

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Of all the sporting triumphs, India's Thomas Cup victory should rank among its finest. For one, Indian men were stepping out of the shadow of the women, and while that is victory enough, the all-male huddle was hurriedly scripting a new chapter in Indian sport that has been riddled with the idea of

Pullela Gopichand was a member of the National team and he felt disappointed with the government decision, but he was not angry as it was the standard of badminton then. THOMAS CUP WIN: WISH TEAM INDIA"That move by the government spurred us to win the team silver at the next edition and now winning Thomas Cup is the ultimate achievement for any national team," said Gopichand, the chief coach of the Indian team, who had another busy day, albeit in a different manner.

1/10In Pics: India stun Indonesia to win maiden Thomas Cup titleShow Captions<p>India's men's badminton team pulled off a major upset by crushing 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 in the final on Sunday to win their maiden Thomas Cup title. (PTI Photo)</p><p>Lakshya Sen set the tone for the first-time finalists when he stunned Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the first singles at the Impact Arena. (PTI